School Grounds Enhancement
🥬 JDP Garden Club: Next meeting Thursday, October 26th.
Community Garden Beautification Days: Satuday, October 7th, my family and I were joined by 4 volunteers as well as Mrs. Moore from the UF/IFAS Family Nutrition Program and her husband, who delivered 10 bags of soil and some green transplants (peppers, tomatos, basil, oregano and dill). We were able to clear the walking path of the South garden and lay down mulch. The children who volunteered were amazing! They helped weed, naturally kill weeds and plant all our new transplants. We didn't mark everything off our to-do list- but we made progress!
Stay tuned for our NEXT beautification day!
For more information, contact Brittney Sapienza at sapienb@martinschools.org
Wish List and/or Sponsorships
Pineapple Tops
Soil/Mulch
Solar Powered Fountain
Garden Signage (butterfly garden, fruit/vegetable garden, tropical oasis garden)
Fencing for Vegetable Garden
School Sustainability
♻️ Recycling Club: Next meeting Monday, October 30th
UnWrap the Waves: Candy wrapper recycling initiative begins Monday October, 16th. Collection ends November 10th.
LMC’s Unwrap the Waves is a seasonal sustainability initiative in which we encourage students and community members to help reduce their holiday waste.
Ongoing initiatives:
FUNraising clothing/textile recycling bin (located in the back of the carline parking lot)
Gently used uniform donations to school nurse.
Plastic Grocery Bag Recycling in partnership with Publix. (#2 or #4 recycling symbol only) Room #126
TerraCycle Schools: Send in your hard to recycle trash (Room #126) and help us fundraise! Bimbo Bakeries USA & Takis Free Recycling Program (see attachment for participating brands)
Did you know?
We have multiple on site water bottle refill stations!
Future Events: Involvement in City of Stuart’s Water Fest (March)
School Sustainability & Fundraising
Drop off your ready to recycle textiles and help the Green Team raise money. Bag up your socks with holes, old sheets, used underwear, stained shirts, old shoes...anything textiles that can no longer be used. *This is NOT a donation box*
UnWrap the Waves with Loggerhead Marine Life Center
Cany wrapper collection has begun. NO large plastic bags or wrapper with candy still in them.
Thank You!
If you have any questions regarding our Green Team Gardening or Recycling program, please contact Brittney Sapienza at sapienb@martinschools.org. I hope to make this a frequent newsletter to keep our school family up to date on our Green initiatives throughout the year.